About the webinar

Plant–microbe interactions within the rhizosphere can influence crop nutrition, soil health and sustainable agricultural practices.

In this guest webinar, Dr Maria Hernandez-Soriano, Postdoctoral Researcher at the John Innes Centre, presents a shotgun metagenomics study of rhizosphere soil collected beneath different wheat genotypes across UK farms and land-management conditions.

The session explores how shotgun metagenomic sequencing was used to investigate microbial community composition and functional potential, including genes associated with nitrogen transformation and phosphorus mobilisation. It also considers how wheat genotype and farm environment may shape microbial recruitment and the implications for crop breeding and soil management.

What you will learn

• How shotgun metagenomics supports wheat rhizosphere microbiome research
• How microbial diversity varies across wheat genotypes and farm environments
• The identification of microbial genes involved in nitrogen and phosphorus cycling
• How crop genotype and land management may influence microbial recruitment
• Potential implications for crop breeding, fertiliser use and soil health

Watch on demand

Access the recording to learn how shotgun metagenomics is being used to investigate wheat–microbe interactions and microbial functions within rhizosphere soils across UK farms.